I remember the blizzard of 1978 in Ohio. I was 16. Cities were closed, and the snow was up to my chest on our drive and yard. It took a few days for them to clear the drive because it kept snowing. No one thought the sky was falling. It was a winter blizzard, and those can happen, lol. Now, people would be jumping out of windows because the cell phones wouldn't work lol when the towers were down.
@@shymomentI was 10 in 1978 living in SW Ohio. We lost electric and had to leave our home in the middle of the night. Thankfully a neighbor about a mile down the road had electric and took us in. My dad was in a CB club and they went out together to rescue people stuck in the road, take food and meds to people who were trapped at home.
1978 snowstorm in CT was crazy!!! Snow was 1/2 way up our front door. Took forever to shovel our way out just to the driveway! Schools and businesses closed for days
I’m not a meteorologist, but I could’ve definitely guessed that there’s gonna be a big daddy snow storm in buffalo. Because there is every year. Love ya Ryan
That should tell you something about this hysteria over the weather. There is always severe weather somehere. Every year. No fail, in all recorded history.
I live in Texas and I cannot begin to tell you how many people are soooooooooo wanting for it to get cold already. We've been putting up with high temps for so damn long that we appreciate just a simple cloud formation that blocks out the sun.
I feel you bro. Its been at around 95F for months. I'm happy to know that it might be cooler this winter. The coldest its gotten where I live is about 50F.
I will never forget being in thundershow in 76. The green lightning with snowflakes the size of pennies and visibility down to feet while I was driving the interstate was something to remember. I was the only car on the road as best I could tell. Just crazy.
@@TransformersTalkRAW there could be. we still understand very little about the power of mother nature and its sometimes supernatural looking events that happen.
I got addicted to y'all when I was driving a big truck over the road. I really depended on you. Now, on my little farm, you are as, or even more, important, cuz I depend on you when planning for my animals and planting. Thank you to you and your team!!!
Born and raised in Tallahassee Florida! I am praying we get thru this hurricane season, been feeling a bit worried with the gulf being so hot. It wld be so nice to have an early and cooler winter. Stay safe everybody 🙏😁😎
Doerun, GA here (a few miles north of "the border" from you. I'm with you on the hurricane season. At the same time I wouldn't mind a little snow this winter. Remember that storm in the 90s. Just a day or two of it will do.
Well, you asked us to hold you accountable. I marked it on my calendar then forgot all about it until the reminder popped up just now. So, I reckon you were basically correct. I don't know all the numbers or all the weather that was had this winter, but I do know those hotspots did see some significant winter weather. And I believe the NE got a good heaping, if I recall correctly. So, in conclusion, I'd say your prediction was generally spot on! Good on you, Ryan!
I did the same thing, lol. I don't know much much about the snow forecast but... We have had a very nice extended bout of cool weather and rain out here in the desert southwest this year, so that's pretty good!
In 1982, I was living about 30 miles east of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was 17 and a Senior in High School. We had an El Nino that winter. It was 65 degrees on Christmas!
As a Texas person here from Fort Worth, I just can't wait for Fall/Winter, both of my parents work for UPS and my father is a full-time driver, my mother works pre-load and is about to drive full time. It's been 107-110 degrees out here and they have NO A.C. so I've been keeping up with the weather recently, I hope everyone stays safe!
I will never forget the blizzard of 78. While delivering newspapers in the early morning, I saw the sky go from clear to straight terror in 30 minutes. Trees were falling over, so was I, as I passed from house to house. It was both terrifying and cool to witness this even in the open. Needless to say, my paper route was delivered by a determined 14 year old. I think this was one of the most memorable weather experiences for me, next to being in the eye of Hurricane Hugo. 2024 Winter, bring it on!
The blizzard of 78 was wicked. 72 people died in Ma. People were stuck in cars on 128. When we opened the front door we were greeted with a wall of white and had to go out a window and around to shovel out the front door. It took all day.
Ryan, I’m a surfer. I’ve been doing this for 65 years and El Niño is a surfer friend. I’m looking forward to seeing the results. This could be an epic season for surf. Love what you’re doing. Keep up the good work.💫❤️💫
I live in in the northeast and the berries and nut trees I've seen while out fishing have been heavier than normal. There are a set of caterpillars that make webbed nests around September-October and I went out last week and saw they are already making their webbed nests. They usually make these nests in September because the eggs will survive the whole winter and hatch in spring. If they are doing it in late July to August then they know it will be a COLD/Snowy harsh winter and will lay their eggs earlier and hatch before winter comes. I'm seeing them all over the place now. Always look at mother nature for the signs guys! I'm going to agree with Ryan in this video!
Yep it feels like Fall is almost here. I don't know how these new generation of school athletes do it.. It's either way to hot or now unrealistically cold. The normal days of the 2000s are long gone.
Wow, this reminds me of Laura Ingalls Wilder's book The Long Winter. Pa noticed that the muskrats had built the heaviest thickest mounds he'd ever seen. The following winter was so stormy and prolonged that they literally almost starved to death before the trains could start running again. Hope everyone is stockpiling good, meds, etc.
I live in New Hampshire. Wednesday morning, August 2nd, it was 45 degrees at 6 am. We have started the march into fall quite early. It’s time to stock up on food and ice melter. Looks like we’ll be pulling out the big coats and snow boots early this year.
I was in Fort Devens Massachusetts in 1977 and 1978 when there were what you call Big Daddy snowstorms. I was in my early teens and I still remember them. We lived in two story apartments row or condo types and had to dig down to the front door. We made tunnels to the neighbors to make sure everyone was ok. My dad was army and we all took care of each other.
The blizzard of '78 was the one I remember the most. We had so much snow it had to be hauled off because there was no more room to shovel it off to the side.
I remember as a kid how cool the 1979 a storm was in Texas but was followed up by the most brutal heat wave in 1980 over 69 straight days of 105+ heat.
We in NE Ohio are going to see - temps for a couple of weeks in February. Oh no, the sky is falling. Hmmm, every year we see a couple of weeks of - temps in February lol. A few years ago it was -17 last year it was -8. lol
I was 15 at the blizzard of 78, weather is weather, it goes through cycles, Personally I'm sick of all this climate change nonsense, also they say the Tonga eruption is still having an effect on things. Anyway, I just think they make such a big deal out of the weather now.
Was wild to me reading about it I'm 45 minutes away in Hamilton Ontario and we had just a couple inches of snow from that same storm while your city got buried. Hamilton seems to always dodge the big snowfalls.
Every time I hear stories about blizzards, I always think about those people who live in Buffalo, NY and the surrounding areas. The snow totals reported from those areas are only eclipsed by the high mountain passes in the west where hardly anyone lives. So it isn't an apples-to-apples comparison. stay hearty.
As a resident of western canada… you have no idea how much joy I see in the orange area marked “warm” brings me… While I’m sure “mild” means -20…it still brings hope. Thank you, wonderful man 🥲
The only time most people think about long haul drivers is when their favourite food is not on the grocery shore shelves. You’re taken for granted and that is a travesty. Safe travels.
When I was young, I loved the weather. After watching this channel since early 2022, I've been inspired to go chase storms myself. I'm going into my sophomore year of high school, and I've been signing up for classes that'll set me on the path to becoming a Meteorologist
Good for you. You can have a very well-paid and interesting career as a Meteorologist, either on a TV news broadcast or working for airlines or the military or research centers or as a university professor. Good luck to you!
Keep in mind that you will have to deal with politics in this field of study more than ever before. If your professors and/or media catches even a hint that you express a question about the tiniest bit of human-caused climate change *_orthodoxy_* your career track can be instantly destroyed without a valid reason. Note that I wrote "orthodoxy" and not "science". To be successful, there's a difference when dealing with people that has to be taken into account.
I live in the north of Mexico, where summers are extremely hot (45°c +) and I can say the last 6 years winter has changed. I hadn’t seen snow until 2017, suddenly on winter stared to snow, for about 3 days. That never happened before because our winters are quite hot compared to North America ones. After that year things got even colder. We expect snow almost once a year. But what worries me the most is that our houses are built for hot weathers, not cold. This is a Big Big Super Big problem.
@@Save_America - Yes Mexico is part of North America. However OP is Mexican. Some Mexicans refer to US as El Norte. No surprise they’d refer to US as N. America.
@@gervais.d8399 they can't tell us accurately what the weather will do next week. You're telling me they cant tell us what's going to happen months away??
I'm also in MN. Last year we had a pretty normal winter and LOTS of snow. Get ready tough, b/c if we have a warmer than usual winter, that means MORE pests b/c the bitter cold won't kill them off like usual. If you've noticed, we have relatively fewer insects this year. This summer has also been fairly cool this year; not very many super hot days. We've used our ac very little although, that's bc we need a larger furnace.
Love The Pre Winter Thoughts Bring It ON Here in Lagrange IL. I am 73 And LOVE BIG SNOWS ,We Have Had Such SMALL Snow Falls Here Last few years Did not Even start up My snowblower So Thanks For A little EXCITING Thoughts and BRING It ON Big Daddy SNOW
I live in the Midwest now for more than 20 years, and there is always extremes from season to season. One winter we get a few snowy blasts and that's it. Other than the typical 20s, and we always get a two week extreme, warm or cold. The winter flucuates so much we have no idea what it will look like until it gets here.
😂 As long as it isn't like the beginning of 2019. The whole Midwest got smacked with a blizzard for a day, and then it was -30 for the rest of the week. 😂
Yes, last year seemed more mild. But I agree it’s like it can change from year to year. June rains used to be so horrible where it rained everyday for the whole month. The rain is very cold and heavy. Though I have to say in the last year or two I have noticed misting rain. Like we have never ever had this type of rain. Lite airy not really cold very weird. Hasn’t happened much but a couple of times. Weird
We have been blessed with cooler weather than normal on the southern Oregon coast. My heart breaks for all the ones suffering in the heat and I've had to turn the heat on.
Thanks for your compassion. Here in Tx we made it through that harsh ice storm with no electricity for several days. Coldest I’ve been in my life. If I had a choice, I’ll take the cold any day over the hot nasty weather..
@char8a291 we were also without lights in texas. It was so cold I put all my groceries on the porch and they stayed good til the lights came back on. I had my kids in ski pants inside the house. I've never been through anything like that. I learned a lot going through that. Now, I always have a battery charged and ready. I have a camp stove and food supplies. I wasn't prepared during that freeze. And I'll never be not ready again.
Omg, I hope every winter for NO SNOW! I live about 50 miles from Pittsburgh PA. I have a long commute daily. I do not have an AWD car and I work night shift when road crews are not often out. Every mild winter I get is a BLESSING! I want no snow and ice so we all stay safe.
@@Terror1Void Thank you. I usually do have all season but maybe it’s time for winter tires. As I get older, I just don’t want to fight the weather anymore.
@rebeccabamford5505 All seasons are a joke. They are not acceptable for any sort of ice. The rubber is incredibly hard below 40 degrees, and this is why there's no traction. Winter tires remain soft to avoid this. Spend the money. I spent a decade every winter having no confidence in getting to work without stress. Put on winter tires and it's like a Sunday stroll.
Im glad you mentioned this, Ryan. Florida had a large tornado outbreak in february 1998 which was during a very strong el nino. Im curious if we'll have a repeat.
I live in Maine and the 97/98 ice storm is one of my earliest memories. As soon as you mentioned people saying "remember the storm of 19xx" I thought of it, then you mentioned it specifically. My whole mom's side of the family moved into my aunts house for several days since she was the only family member with a generator. My whole family had to share one bedroom. It was a crazy time
I remember that one,I drove into work at Pine State in Augusta Maine, trees,down bad roads. I had to go past down power lines. Work had no power but we tried to go deliver the beer. Crazy times but good memories
? You must be one of those who don't travel. Even in your own state. California has the best ski resorts in the world. California gets plenty of snow. Go to Lake Tahoe (Nor Cal ) or Big Bear (SoCal) or even China mountain area (Central Cal) east of Fresno. Get out some time lol. PS im from the bay. But always hit up the slopes in our beautiful Cali mountains.
As a Canadian who lives in one of the coldest areas in Canada, specifically north western Canada, I find this channel very informative. What happens in the states weather wise affects what happened up here. I’m concerned with the fact that it’s going to be warmer this winter because that can mean way more ice. My town doesn’t plow roads in the winter for some stupid reason and it becomes a huge problem in the spring when 3 feet of snow melts unevenly. I just don’t want more problems during my 8 months of winter. The extra slickness on the roads can mean less truckers will want to ship out here which will mean I’ll have to take extra risks just to get food. I could use the snowmobile to get to a cheaper grocery store but my sled is kind of broken and I also don’t want to haul any delicate cargo in their either like eggs.
@@wrongfootmcgee I’m moving even further out, further north as well for work. Thankfully the town I’ll be near actually plows it’s roads in the winter.
I find it crazy that they cannot seem to forecast the weather with a high level of certainty out like 4-5 days and this guy is try to do it 4-5 months!
Start stocking up on canned & dried foods, frozen stuff too if you have the space, as well as bottled water (maybe some gallon jugs too) so when it’s hard to get to the store, you still have food to get you by.
I was living in upstate NY in the heart of that 1998 ice storm and it was no joke! I left right after that and moved back to Texas. It was an incredible storm to experience.
Alma you are one of if not the best fan of the ýàll squad. You are a true weather lover and its just phenomenal. I hope Ryan remembers you throughout his whole career 😂
@braydenwhitehead1842 aw, thanks. I trust his and Andy's weather updates. They saved mine and my hubbys' lives when the tornadoes hit 50 yards from our home this past April.
Thanks for the info , you just made a new subscriber . Your enthusiasm for the weather is contagious . As a new york and living in the red zone you just mentioned i will definitely be following you this coming winter . Keep up the great work buddy
I've experienced a few Big Daddy Snowstorms before. Mainly the blizzard of 2018 from Illinois. I remember my mom making ramen on the gas stove after the power went out. She made it in such a way to where the broth became thick like a sauce, and it felt so cozy eating my ramen while wrapped in a blanket with nothing but a candle or flashlight illuminating the room.
I grew up in Wisconsin in the late 1970’s / early 1980’s (we lived 1 block away from Lake Michigan) and I remember school being called off for a week straight. We always got the “lake effect snow”. and we had snow up to the tell a phone wires. My mom took pictures of all 5 of us kids standing next to the snow covered trees . The winters were brutal back then. Today I live 10 miles from my childhood home and the last 15 -20 years we haven’t got a lot of snow. We always get snow in Wisconsin but not nearly as much as we did back then.
This is actually not true. If you look at average snowfall totals according to the WI State Climatology Office, the snow totals actually seem to be rising. We had 6 winters of 60+ inches from 2010-20 compared to 6 winters of 60+ inches from 1970 to 2000. Of course local conditions could differ, but what I think is happing is that it doesn’t stay cold enough long enough anymore for the snow to stick around. It snows, the cold front blows thru, then daytime temps rise above freezing and melts it all.
Congratulations! Study hard! And, study weather patterns as Ryan does, as well as geological events (i.e. volcanic eruptions) that significantly affect weather. The g-in-dc love to tax everyone using climatecrisisfearmongering and often lave out the facts.
@@catferguson2421 God is in charge. It is just sad that God gave us the brains to know that we are in control of our future and how it turns out. We were warned about climate change and the effect we have on the Climate. God gave us the brains to know and the warning to change. We just chose to ignore it. I was always told that God helps those who help themselves.
@@catferguson2421 God does not go around the planet going ok an earthquake here, a drought there because they are bad people etc….- the earth’s weather patterns are complex and something that changes in one area can affect the whole planet - God has nothing to do w it - like people are telling us who he wants to be president….that is so ridiculous
I saw Chicago's historic record snowstorm January of 1967. I was in the 4th grade. Only a kid can name that time as one of her best childhood memories. School was closed, but honestly, we could have burrowed to school and pressed our little noses against the classroom windows just for fun. If mom would have let us go. Fun was limited to the most immediate neighborhood, but it was great fun. One of the moms made everyone snow ice cream. Once trucks could get through again, my brother and I watched our mom trek through the snow pulling a sled behind her as she walked to the grocery store, returning with milk, bread, and other things piled up on the sled. For years the three of us talked about how much we loved our time "snowed in" that January of 1967.
I think we had something like this back in January 1985 when San Antonio received 28" of snow and Southern Utah received nothing. There was a weird high pressure system that curved up over Utah and dipped down into South Central Texas and buried San Antonio TWICE in less than two weeks. This summer reminds me a lot of the summers of 1984 and 1985.
This hot humid weather in Louisiana is relentless. And adding to it no rain. We are used to the hot humid summers but this year it is really oppressive. Fall can’t get here soon enough for me.
Ill remember this because my Mom lives in ohio so ill be watching the weather for her. Cant wait to come back and talk about your prediction. Im a fan of your work.
A lot of us remember when the Blizzard of '78 hit New England and caused the highways to be shut down, among other things. At the time I was 14 and school was cancelled for a whole week, which all of us kids in my neighborhood thought was wonderful because we got to make all the snow forts we wanted to and go sliding every day. The adults did not think it was so wonderful, I bet.
I was 25 in 1978 when the storm hit. I walked from my mom's house in Darien near exit 37, up the Merritt Parkway, which was closed, to New Canaan Avenue in Norwalk (exit 38) and then to Route 7, where I met my boyfriend at the diner (now a Dunkin' Donuts). It took me 3.5 hours to walk 5 miles in 3-4 feet of snow. I scarfed down my grilled cheese and fries, which my boyfriend bought me. One of the many reasons I married him.
I think that was the year we got snow in Las Vegas (not very much but enough to stick) and they closed school for the day - we didn’t have weather days so we had to make up the day by going 1/2 hour early for about 2 weeks. EDIT: nope I was wrong, our snow came in Jan 1979 - a whopping 7 inches
I was born in Pennsylvania mid 1950's, lived there for the first 20 yrs. We had many "big daddy snowstorms" I kinda miss it around Christmas. Now retired in Florida, I enjoy my nice winters.
I remember a snowstorm back in the mid-90s as a kid in S wisconsin. We got like 5 feet of snow. Since then, it has been one year since we got 4 feet, and that's about it.
The storm that everyone in NW Iowa remembers is the Blizzard of '75. Snowfall measured in feet, acute cold, & extreme high-wind blizzard conditions, the entire region was shut down & digging out for over a week. The region is no stranger to severe cold & blizzards, but that was the winter storm of a lifetime.
The amount of snow that fell was not measured in feet. Up to 15 inches fell. The 80 mph winds did create drifts of 20 feet in some areas. Measured snow does not include drifts.
Winter in New Zealand has been insane. Weather has been super warm but it has rained at least one day in every week. We even had our worst flooding in history in Auckland in the middle of summer. Weather patterns have differently changed. Just the story of our blue marble.
Even as hot as it has been in Arkansas/Oklahoma, this morning I noticed the leaves turning red and gold on several of my deciduous trees, which makes me think we will have a whopper of a winter. I grew up in Alaska and we loved El Nino winters there, but I'm a little wary living in the "lower 48" this year. Also, I remember the blizzard of 1978, I think it hit the entire U.S. The winter of1994 we had a LOT of snow in Alaska.
We are long overdue for a strong winter here in south eastern Michigan. Last 3 have been very mild. One winter we had snow piles that have not melted away in June, that's how much it was snowing. People were calling in to radio stations complaining that we have not seen the sun since early October and how suicidal many people felt and they were not exegerating.
I appreciate your straightforwardness when it comes to talking about the weather and what's going on. Good for you for covering what's happening in the north alantic. That's the nitty gritty of what makes this El Nino really different!
As an Oregonian it always disappoints me that we don’t get all these big snow storms. We are used to snow and cold and our housing is also built for cold. This is at-least true for northern Oregon.
I am from New Jersey and I remember in our last El Niño year it was 70 degrees Christmas morning and stayed like that for about a week after that and then about a month later we got the biggest snow storm in my lifetime that closed schools for here about 5 days.
December 29, 2023 It barely snowed in southern Ontario this winter, and even this south, winter begins in mid to late November with some nice flurries So much for high probably of a big blizzard
As a year-long motorcyclist, I just hope I can enjoy fall this time lol last year it felt like fall got skipped and went right into winter and then an even more brutally cold winter 😂
It's been like that in Detroit for years. Short fall seasons and long winters, we basically don't have a spring season. It turns from winter to summer mostly.
@@menthu-sama823 OH I can imagine! Minnesota is a lot further up north than Michigan. Detroit is located in the southern part of Michigan, in the northern part like the upper peninsula of Michigan is extremely cold. So Michigan cold has nothing on the Gopher State.
Normally, I am all for major snow storms, but last year's blizzards caused me and many others to miss a ton of work. Most of the town was closed but not my work place. I missed work anyway, but they were not happy. I was legit snowed in with about 5-feet of drifts that were from me to the neighbors across the street and down the road. It took heavy equipment 2-days to clear our area safely. Meanwhile corporate was like walk to work and open, we don't care. Sure, I walk 22-miles in blowing wind and ground blizzards in snow that is up to my waste and no one else on the road because it has not been plowed yet. They had shut down the interstate for a couple days. No one was driving into town those days.
Sounds a lot like where I use to work. Hurricane coming in so they tell us to get our families taken care of so we can get to work and NOT BE WORRYING ABOUT HOME BECAUSE THEY NEEDED US TO HAVE TO COMPANIES BEST INTERESTS AT HEART... I drove a spot truck at that time and no one was going to be loading trailers in that mess. CEOs should be made to go outside in bad weather and work like they want others to do while they sit at home and direct traffic from their couches . My home and family are first no matter what
I was in college and taking my 3 yr old to day care on campus in Joliet IL. I55 was closed and it was a dangerous blizzard into second day. I had only one instructor who called in a fit because students didn't show for class. Are people like that even aware?
Yeah I work in a restaurant. I have to ride my bike there as I don’t have a car. Uber can be $50+ a ride. The company doesn’t care, they expect us to come in to work even though the hills I live on are thoroughly packed with ice. Every year cars always slide into the ditch at the bottom of the hill. Ain’t no way my bike can handle that especially if a car can’t.
The horses running in the foreground with the huge storm in the background gave me chills. My complements to whoever filmed that. What an amazing image!
Some of the more memorable snow storms here in West Michigan have been thundersnow storms. Lightning, thunder and upwards of 2 inches of snow an hour or more. It reminds me of the winters of 91/92, 13/14, 88/89, 10/11. But those were puny when compared to 77/78 and 75/76. We had 7 ft drifts back in Jan 1978. The only one that rivaled that one was back in winter of ‘51.
@@PlushiePengu would have to be like 101. I was like 5 years old during blizzard of 78. I don’t think i have a memory of the blizzard of 76. I probably only remember the one in 78, because we were worried about our mom being sick. The added emotion added to the event memories. At the very least a physical injury during the blizzard of 28’ could push the memory to be made after age 3, making the person at least 99 years old.
I just came across your channel, and I greatly appreciate your thoroughness explaining your techniques and rigs. I hope that you and your family are doing well & your channel is still active.
This is incredibly interesting. I live in ND and we’ve probably had the wettest summer in about 5 years. It’s also been a lot colder than usual. This is strange because when I look at these weather models it shows the opposite.
I still remember the big Ice Storm from 1998 - I was 12 and a middle schooler living in Southern Maine at the time, as I recall our school closed for like 3 weeks during that storm because it screwed up so many aspects of the infrastructure, most notably drinking water which is what I think may have caused the closure to last so long in part. The thing about that storm wasn’t that it was just an ice storm but like, an ice storm in combination with a normal-sized snowstorm right on its heels. So you had all the trees heavily coated in ice and before it froze over completely a little snow added that much more weight and suddenly trees are going down EVERYWHERE from the weight of all that ice and snow: That’s why so many people lost power for so long.
I think it’s interesting that you do not hear many weather forecasters discuss that the change in weather began with the shift of polar north. I believe that is significant to the weather and an indicator of things to come.
Correct, the polar shift that we are now in causes molten iron near the core to move around and caused more of a tilt which would change the sun's projection of the Equator. If the Equator is off a little bit it could change the weather.
March of 2003, 7 ft of snow in the foothills of Denver, CO. We were snowed in for over a week. Had to open the garage door and start shoveling from the top down. All the roads were closed. Miracle was, we had a wood burning stove for warmth, plenty of food storage, which everyone should always have, and we never lost our electric.
Haven’t seen a snowstorm in years on the northern east coast and it’s been depressing. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s (right around the Mason Dixon line) and we had epic snowstorms. As a kid, we built snow “igloos” and went sledding for hours! It’s so beautiful when it falls but the aftermath, as an adult, isn’t as fun 😂. That said, bring on them big daddy snowstorms!
Yep, that 1997 storm left lots of people who lived a whole five minutes from the junior high /high school unable to get there. The drifts went across the corn field and covered the windows and doors. Drifts were over the roof of the house. All the neighbors dogs, and our dog too, got out and wandered around town for a couple hours. What an odd snow day that was lol
I was a Freshmman in High School in northern RI during the Blizzard of '78. I now live in Maine and our Summer has been wet and cool, much like during the solar minimum of the mid-to-late 70's that drove the Blizzard of '78.
I remember that in the 1980s there was a snow storm that dumped two feet of snow on top of a sheet of ice here in Southwest Arkansas. My brother came for Christmas and didn't leave until after New Years. We also had a fairly large snow st Thanksgiving that year. Fun stuff.
Same. Here in Missouri (St. Louis) in the 80's it was the same situation. As kids, we had an igloo in the middle of a cul-de-sac that fit six of us and lasted for a week.
In Ottawa Canada in 2000 something, we received a stunning 8 meters of snowfall over the winter period. That was four times more than normal. One storm alone dropped 55cm of snow in four hours! I have pictures of my next door neighbour shoveling snow over his head onto his front yard that was almost twice his height. There was a contingency plan to use fire trucks to push cars into snow banks to clear roads if there was an emergency that required an evacuation of somekind. What a crazy time.
My Mom always told me stories about the 60's when we had a few winters in a row in Wisconsin when we had so much snow they had to tell the kids not to touch the power lines along the side of the road because the banks were so tall, that means they were about 30' tall. I know we've seen snow like that east of the great lakes a few times in my life but never west of the lakes. Maybe this year, who knows.
I'm in Indianapolis right in the red. We haven't had a big snow storm in decades. In the 80s and 90s there would be snow on the ground all winter and we'd get 2 storms around a foot or so. Now we only have snow on the ground a week or 2 all winter. It's definitely changed
He's not saying he wants a too damn cold winter. As a fellow Texan, I want more opportunities to wear my winter clothing for longer than a few days a year.
1963 in South Carolina we had a huge winter snow and ice event in January, and it was over a week with no electricity and being in the rural South it was very memorable.
It wasn't that hot. Was that heat index? Was it at surface or at 2m ambient temperature? Do you keep your temperature gauge right by an exhaust for hot air beside an all concrete lot? Are you from NOAA? 😅
@@jackpleb2360 Are you from 'The Weather Police?' Did my comment offend some sacred tennant of your 'weather related' religion? Are you making YT comments from another planet where the weather NEVER gets above 50,° and so you cannot possibly conceive of the fact that it could have reached 104° SOMEWHERE in the United States today? Because, I got my info from my local weather station... Just fyi
Glad to see that Vermont should be getting a good snowfall this winter. One of our Big Daddy snow storms happened in February of 2007, near Valentines Day - we got 4 feet of snow, and it was awesome!
We got that one too. Warmed up enough the next day to melt just enough to make the snow heavy. Broke my shovel before I was dug out. The next day we got arctic temps and my car was frozen to the road for five days.
Central lower Michigan's winter has been getting warmer. Temperatures used to reach -25 degrees below zero in the winter but now the temps do not even get down to 10 degrees above zero in the coldest part of the winter and have very little snow over all.
I was 7 years old when the 1998 ice storm hit us in Maine. I remember it quite well. That wasn't so much a big daddy snow storm as it was rain followed by a big daddy deep freeze. I can't fathom what would happen if something like that happened in Virginia Beach where I live now. Schools shut down here if there's a dusting!
Another complicating factor here is that the polar vortex is likely to be weaker and thus dip down further south than normal, perhaps multiple times this coming winter.
@@ADDICTEDTOFORECASTING You can't forecast it in the sense of saying "it will dip this far at this time." But you CAN have a rather accurate prediction of overarching behavior. We know how the vortex behaves overall, and we know that when it gets weaker it dips lower (just like a bra). We also know that climate change is warming the poles faster than other regions, and the warmer the north polar region is the weaker the polar vortex is, which means it *will* be dipping lower and allowing arctic blasts come much further south. We just can't tell you to what exact extent and when yet.
In 1968, we got 7 feet of snow in 5 days in Flagstaff, AZ. It was heavy, wet snow that caused roofs without enough pitch to collapse. It affected most of northern AZ to some degree.
I live in Northern California and I must say that this summer has been the coolest summer in pearly over 10 years. This last summer we got more snow in one season then we did in 10 years so I can only imagine what it's gonna be like this year 🥶🥶🥶
It’s no hotter than usual in Texas this year, I remember 1998 when we had more than 60 days above 100 and had highs between 112 and 115. The high heat started in June of this year which is earlier than normal, usual mid July through August is the hottest months.. We would be good if we can just get some damn rain..
my grandpa, when in vietnam, had to learn how the weather was gonna be based off of winds. every year up to the one he died in he predicted how bad our snow was going to be. his question was “are the winds blowing east west or west east.” 2017, we got 6 feet of snow. the winds were blowing east to west. this year, we’ve seen a lot of east to west winds. ryan hall, is this a good way of predicting the snowfall? i’m not sure why it works lol
The 2016 snowstorm in Maryland was insane. I remember we got out of school for around two-ish weeks and we just made snowforts and sled all day. Every winter since then we have barely gotten any snow, so it would be so awesome if we got another storm. I actually can't wait for the cold
When NoVA had “snowmagedden” I think there was like 4 feet of snow and then like 2 feet of ice that kept us out of school for a while, they even had to cancel mid terms that year
It’s March 2024- and Ryan, you were right 😂😂 Nashville got a whopping 8-10inches which for TN.. is a lot. Plus, temperatures never got warm enough to melt any of it.. so we were stuck with thick ice and dense snow for a couple of weeks. Not great for Tennessee which doesn’t know how to prep and clear roads like those states in the north do! Was awesome looking back at this weather forecast knowing now everyone south, east, and Midwest got some pretty big daddy snow storms in winter 2023. Awesome work 🌨️❄️🌨️❄️🌨️❄️
I went through the blizzard of '78 as a teenager. For us it was fun times, for many, especially in the outlying areas, not so much. I'm wondering if it's going to be colder and wetter than usual in the southeast this coming winter, if we could see snow in areas we normally don't see it.
I always hear about it from my parents, who’d just gotten married. My father got stuck at work for 5 days I think. He had to abandon his car on the highway and walk the rest of the way to safety where he ended up snowed in. Apparently, there was an ice storm just a week or so earlier that was just as bad or maybe even worse (and definitely made the blizzard worse/was still bringing down tree branches when the storm arrived). This was the northeast, so not sure how different it was elsewhere, but it’s the storm I always hear referenced. I do remember a blizzard where I was out driving on the highway during a driving ban and that was nuts. Only one lane plowed, and snow directly on each side of my truck was at eye level. Maybe 2010 or so. For me, I remember some big blizzards, but the biggest storm I remember was actually a tropical storm that hit us in New England… I think the summer before hurricane sandy. It knocked our power out for over a week. I moved further north to where blizzards are common enough that the snow doesn’t really shock me anymore unless it hits ~5+ ft
@@n.s.3812 I was in Northwest Ohio, and in our area, they had preemptively closed schools and work places, so it kept a lot of folks home before it hit. We had a two story house, and snow piled up on one side high enough that I was able to go out the window of my second story bedroom, and slide down to the ground. I lived on the edge of town, and ice skated on the ice pack into town to run errands for the National Guardsmen for tips. Made quite a bit of money doing snack runs for them. :) They piled the snow in the parking lot of the local school. We dug into it, and made a 3 level snow fort. It didn't finally all melt away until early May. As an adult, I had my fill of snow, so moved to warmer climates. Worst I have been through since then is Hurricane Michael, but that was just more or less being out of power for a couple weeks, and debris cleanup. I was quite fortunate.
The Blizzard of 1978. I was living in Rhode Island and the snow was so deep the car was completely covered and you couldn't tell where it was.
I remember the blizzard of 1978 in Ohio. I was 16. Cities were closed, and the snow was up to my chest on our drive and yard. It took a few days for them to clear the drive because it kept snowing. No one thought the sky was falling. It was a winter blizzard, and those can happen, lol. Now, people would be jumping out of windows because the cell phones wouldn't work lol when the towers were down.
@@shymomentI was 10 in 1978 living in SW Ohio. We lost electric and had to leave our home in the middle of the night. Thankfully a neighbor about a mile down the road had electric and took us in. My dad was in a CB club and they went out together to rescue people stuck in the road, take food and meds to people who were trapped at home.
I was living in Cambridge, MA, and five feet of snow fell overnight.
@swn69 lived in Ohio for that snow storm. It was a copper, scared me.
1978 snowstorm in CT was crazy!!! Snow was 1/2 way up our front door. Took forever to shovel our way out just to the driveway! Schools and businesses closed for days
I’m not a meteorologist, but I could’ve definitely guessed that there’s gonna be a big daddy snow storm in buffalo. Because there is every year. Love ya Ryan
Saying there is going to be a Big Daddy Storm in NE Pa is like saying it will get dark tonight lol
Go bills
7 ft in 24 hours just south of buffalo last winter but that was lake enhanced 😂😂
That should tell you something about this hysteria over the weather. There is always severe weather somehere. Every year. No fail, in all recorded history.
Right, and Chicago. I feel like he just picked the places that get big snow storms frequently 😂
In Texas this has been an especially dry summer, like 2 months without any rain, kinda dry
@@colbyrackler3915 same with west Tennessee
I live in Texas and I cannot begin to tell you how many people are soooooooooo wanting for it to get cold already. We've been putting up with high temps for so damn long that we appreciate just a simple cloud formation that blocks out the sun.
Correct but not like the big freeze that left us without power . I live on the border and it's been hot as hell and no rain in over 2 months .
I feel you bro. Its been at around 95F for months. I'm happy to know that it might be cooler this winter. The coldest its gotten where I live is about 50F.
@@VariableFoxx we have been at 104 to 101 for 3 months . Ready for some cool dry air .
Wood stove
it’s been 103-106 consistently everyday for us here in atx for like over a month
I will never forget being in thundershow in 76. The green lightning with snowflakes the size of pennies and visibility down to feet while I was driving the interstate was something to remember. I was the only car on the road as best I could tell. Just crazy.
Man, ain't no green lightning lol
@@TransformersTalkRAWyes there can be. Due to some factors lightning can look a certain color.
How scary. Glad you survived 😊
@@TransformersTalkRAW there could be.
we still understand very little about the power of mother nature and its sometimes supernatural looking events that happen.
Indiana blizzard of78, I’ll never forget.
I got addicted to y'all when I was driving a big truck over the road. I really depended on you. Now, on my little farm, you are as, or even more, important, cuz I depend on you when planning for my animals and planting. Thank you to you and your team!!!
Born and raised in Tallahassee Florida! I am praying we get thru this hurricane season, been feeling a bit worried with the gulf being so hot. It wld be so nice to have an early and cooler winter. Stay safe everybody 🙏😁😎
Back at u, honey
Move!
I was swimming near Tampa a few weeks ago and the water was so warm it really shocked me, hope we have a quiet season 🤞
I that hot Atlantic water is a powder keg....be ready people!
Doerun, GA here (a few miles north of "the border" from you. I'm with you on the hurricane season. At the same time I wouldn't mind a little snow this winter. Remember that storm in the 90s. Just a day or two of it will do.
Well, you asked us to hold you accountable. I marked it on my calendar then forgot all about it until the reminder popped up just now. So, I reckon you were basically correct. I don't know all the numbers or all the weather that was had this winter, but I do know those hotspots did see some significant winter weather. And I believe the NE got a good heaping, if I recall correctly. So, in conclusion, I'd say your prediction was generally spot on! Good on you, Ryan!
I did the same thing, lol. I don't know much much about the snow forecast but... We have had a very nice extended bout of cool weather and rain out here in the desert southwest this year, so that's pretty good!
In 1982, I was living about 30 miles east of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was 17 and a Senior in High School. We had an El Nino that winter. It was 65 degrees on Christmas!
As a Texas person here from Fort Worth, I just can't wait for Fall/Winter, both of my parents work for UPS and my father is a full-time driver, my mother works pre-load and is about to drive full time. It's been 107-110 degrees out here and they have NO A.C. so I've been keeping up with the weather recently, I hope everyone stays safe!
Omg!! No ac?? That's negligent of the company. Drivers can easily die.
You will have to wait, unless you have a time machine.
Praying for your parents. I’m in Texas and it’s beyond hot.
that pre load shift is tough! shout out to your mom!
Good News for UPS Drivers I just heard a week or 2 ago on Dallas news that UPS will be installing AC units on all the vehicles.😎
I will never forget the blizzard of 78. While delivering newspapers in the early morning, I saw the sky go from clear to straight terror in 30 minutes. Trees were falling over, so was I, as I passed from house to house. It was both terrifying and cool to witness this even in the open. Needless to say, my paper route was delivered by a determined 14 year old. I think this was one of the most memorable weather experiences for me, next to being in the eye of Hurricane Hugo. 2024 Winter, bring it on!
Blizzard of 78 my parents house had drifts towering over the roof in Indiana. So many snow days that year! Was awesome as a kid, I would hate it now.
@@deed5811 I remember getting a snow day before Halloween. Great time to be a kid.
The blizzard of 78 was wicked. 72 people died in Ma. People were stuck in cars on 128. When we opened the front door we were greeted with a wall of white and had to go out a window and around to shovel out the front door. It took all day.
Came here to talk about the Blizzard of 78-and I was born a decade after it happened. Ha.
@@AnthonyAlaniz It was a sight to behold 😂🥶
Ryan, I’m a surfer. I’ve been doing this for 65 years and El Niño is a surfer friend. I’m looking forward to seeing the results. This could be an epic season for surf. Love what you’re doing. Keep up the good work.💫❤️💫
Mavericks
I live in in the northeast and the berries and nut trees I've seen while out fishing have been heavier than normal. There are a set of caterpillars that make webbed nests around September-October and I went out last week and saw they are already making their webbed nests. They usually make these nests in September because the eggs will survive the whole winter and hatch in spring. If they are doing it in late July to August then they know it will be a COLD/Snowy harsh winter and will lay their eggs earlier and hatch before winter comes. I'm seeing them all over the place now. Always look at mother nature for the signs guys! I'm going to agree with Ryan in this video!
Yep it feels like Fall is almost here. I don't know how these new generation of school athletes do it.. It's either way to hot or now unrealistically cold. The normal days of the 2000s are long gone.
Those are brown tail moths
Wow, this reminds me of Laura Ingalls Wilder's book The Long Winter. Pa noticed that the muskrats had built the heaviest thickest mounds he'd ever seen. The following winter was so stormy and prolonged that they literally almost starved to death before the trains could start running again. Hope everyone is stockpiling good, meds, etc.
I live in New Hampshire. Wednesday morning, August 2nd, it was 45 degrees at 6 am. We have started the march into fall quite early. It’s time to stock up on food and ice melter. Looks like we’ll be pulling out the big coats and snow boots early this year.
I live just south of Lake George, NY and I was just saying these mornings have felt very September-ish.
I was in Fort Devens Massachusetts in 1977 and 1978 when there were what you call Big Daddy snowstorms. I was in my early teens and I still remember them. We lived in two story apartments row or condo types and had to dig down to the front door. We made tunnels to the neighbors to make sure everyone was ok. My dad was army and we all took care of each other.
The blizzard of '78 was the one I remember the most. We had so much snow it had to be hauled off because there was no more room to shovel it off to the side.
I am wondering if this is the one I remember as a kid. We dug a snow tunnel in the drifts of my parents drive way...somewhere in Missouri. Lol
I remember as a kid how cool the 1979 a storm was in Texas but was followed up by the most brutal heat wave in 1980 over 69 straight days of 105+ heat.
Yep Chicago
That's what we need
@@aj529 I loved the snow drifts for sliding down during exam week 😁 ❄️
This winter is going to be winter ... until spring
That's my prediction.
ok lol
@@kevinswanson6621 , meteorologists , with their billions in weather satellites can’t accurately predict the weather a day or two a head of time
Meteorologists, with their billions in weather forecasting satellites can’t accurately predict the weather a day or two a head of time
We in NE Ohio are going to see - temps for a couple of weeks in February. Oh no, the sky is falling. Hmmm, every year we see a couple of weeks of - temps in February lol. A few years ago it was -17 last year it was -8. lol
lol remember when the climatologists said we were going to freeze to death, the snowball Earth. Now we are going to burn up lol.
My dad experienced the Winters of 1977 and 1978, and has said that he's seeing a lot of things happening that also happened just before that insanity.
I remember that winter too... I was 7 and yhe snow was up to my hips in the Peninsula (Williamsburg) of Virginia.
We moved to Idaho in November, 1978 and got an entirely false impression of the climate.
What things are happening again?
I was in New Orleans Marty gra olso from New England south of Boston
I was 15 at the blizzard of 78, weather is weather, it goes through cycles, Personally I'm sick of all this climate change nonsense, also they say the Tonga eruption is still having an effect on things. Anyway, I just think they make such a big deal out of the weather now.
I live in BUFFALO, NY where we had such a severe blizzard last winter that 58 people died, Some were direct neighbors. Very sad winter :(
Very sorry to hear that 😞.
Was wild to me reading about it I'm 45 minutes away in Hamilton Ontario and we had just a couple inches of snow from that same storm while your city got buried. Hamilton seems to always dodge the big snowfalls.
@@scarramakesmemoist739 That lake effect is wild
Lake effect is a different animal
Every time I hear stories about blizzards, I always think about those people who live in Buffalo, NY and the surrounding areas. The snow totals reported from those areas are only eclipsed by the high mountain passes in the west where hardly anyone lives. So it isn't an apples-to-apples comparison. stay hearty.
The Blizzard of 1978 was the biggest storm I have ever seen. I lived in Northern Rhode Island and had 5 feet of snow overnight.
RHODE ISLANNDD!!!! Maybe we will have another blizzard like blizzard of 78, its my last year of high school and that would be one way to remember it.
Northern Rhode Island? That entire state is like 50 miles...
I remember
Denver storm of March... 2002? 03?
SIX FEET of snow in under 24 hours. It was... Something to see.
@@StDavidpipes My mom got trapped in it, and she said it was so much that the whole first floor of her house was coverd
As a resident of western canada… you have no idea how much joy I see in the orange area marked “warm” brings me…
While I’m sure “mild” means -20…it still brings hope.
Thank you, wonderful man 🥲
As an over-the-road trucker, I am always concerned about the weather...thank you ryan!!!
Bless you on your travels! I appreciate all of you truckers!!
The only time most people think about long haul drivers is when their favourite food is not on the grocery shore shelves. You’re taken for granted and that is a travesty. Safe travels.
I'm a Wyoming truck driver and I have been white-knuckling it for the last 5 years. You have no idea how thankful I am for El Nino
@sharonthetrucker2297 You & your hours on the road are appreciated more than words can convey 💚 Bless you x 1000!!
An over the road trucker implies ans under the road trucker
When I was young, I loved the weather. After watching this channel since early 2022, I've been inspired to go chase storms myself. I'm going into my sophomore year of high school, and I've been signing up for classes that'll set me on the path to becoming a Meteorologist
Wonderful!!😀
You will love it! ❤️
That's awesome. I wish you great success young person 😊
Good for you. You can have a very well-paid and interesting career as a Meteorologist, either on a TV news broadcast or working for airlines or the military or research centers or as a university professor. Good luck to you!
Keep in mind that you will have to deal with politics in this field of study more than ever before. If your professors and/or media catches even a hint that you express a question about the tiniest bit of human-caused climate change *_orthodoxy_* your career track can be instantly destroyed without a valid reason.
Note that I wrote "orthodoxy" and not "science". To be successful, there's a difference when dealing with people that has to be taken into account.
I live in the north of Mexico, where summers are extremely hot (45°c +) and I can say the last 6 years winter has changed. I hadn’t seen snow until 2017, suddenly on winter stared to snow, for about 3 days. That never happened before because our winters are quite hot compared to North America ones.
After that year things got even colder. We expect snow almost once a year.
But what worries me the most is that our houses are built for hot weathers, not cold. This is a Big Big Super Big problem.
Isn't Mexico in north America?
@@Save_America - Yes Mexico is part of North America. However OP is Mexican. Some Mexicans refer to US as El Norte. No surprise they’d refer to US as N. America.
Washington it’s gonna rain
You have quite a while to make preparations and get your house ready.
Gotta a bad feeling you are correct
so warmer than normal but also right on the blue pink red line, got it
Thank you Ryan for keeping us updated on what is coming
Good
Lmao
Its August.
Nobody knows what winter will bring.
@@gervais.d8399 they can't tell us accurately what the weather will do next week. You're telling me they cant tell us what's going to happen months away??
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I would love a warmer winter in Minnesota just as long as that doesn't mean we get ice storms instead of blizzards. I'll take snow over ice any day.
Always be careful what you wish for. The distance between mild and rainy versus ice storm is small.
Precisely what happened in april this year where i live : Warm winter , worst ice storm in my area since 1998.
Yeah, we had a very snowy winter last year, but it wasnt as cold, either. Its getting to be only 2 seasons.
the worst is when we get the ice THEN the snow.
I'm also in MN. Last year we had a pretty normal winter and LOTS of snow. Get ready tough, b/c if we have a warmer than usual winter, that means MORE pests b/c the bitter cold won't kill them off like usual. If you've noticed, we have relatively fewer insects this year. This summer has also been fairly cool this year; not very many super hot days. We've used our ac very little although, that's bc we need a larger furnace.
Love The Pre Winter Thoughts Bring It ON Here in Lagrange IL. I am 73 And LOVE BIG SNOWS ,We Have Had Such SMALL Snow Falls Here Last few years Did not Even start up My snowblower So Thanks For A little EXCITING Thoughts and BRING It ON Big Daddy SNOW
Hey Ryan, us Canadians like it when you include the forecast for your Northern friends.
Same with Alaska
So does this mean that Alaska will be hotter this winter?
I live in Kenai.
@@corrinejohnston4185 god i hope not, ill take an assload of snow over a constant freeze/ thaw like we had in 2015 - 2016. That was rediculous
I live in the Midwest now for more than 20 years, and there is always extremes from season to season. One winter we get a few snowy blasts and that's it. Other than the typical 20s, and we always get a two week extreme, warm or cold. The winter flucuates so much we have no idea what it will look like until it gets here.
I’m Midwest & my plants are saying prepare for an earlier than usual winter
😂 As long as it isn't like the beginning of 2019. The whole Midwest got smacked with a blizzard for a day, and then it was -30 for the rest of the week. 😂
Chicago had a mild winter I didn’t even shovel snow or use salt on my sidewalks.
Yes, last year seemed more mild. But I agree it’s like it can change from year to year. June rains used to be so horrible where it rained everyday for the whole month. The rain is very cold and heavy. Though I have to say in the last year or two I have noticed misting rain. Like we have never ever had this type of rain. Lite airy not really cold very weird. Hasn’t happened much but a couple of times. Weird
2020 storm says otherwise it was snowing in almost every southern state…
We have been blessed with cooler weather than normal on the southern Oregon coast. My heart breaks for all the ones suffering in the heat and I've had to turn the heat on.
It’s been a nice summer in Grants Pass!
Thanks for your compassion. Here in Tx we made it through that harsh ice storm with no electricity for several days. Coldest I’ve been in my life. If I had a choice, I’ll take the cold any day over the hot nasty weather..
Some of us love the heat, my house doesn't even have a heater, Cold weather sucks
@@ponolovefarms3926 Have you had smoke issues from the Flat Fire?
@char8a291 we were also without lights in texas. It was so cold I put all my groceries on the porch and they stayed good til the lights came back on. I had my kids in ski pants inside the house. I've never been through anything like that. I learned a lot going through that. Now, I always have a battery charged and ready. I have a camp stove and food supplies. I wasn't prepared during that freeze. And I'll never be not ready again.
I live in Joliet, Illinois and I hope to God we have a mild winter with very little snow or ice.
I live in Indiana. I agree!😊
Omg, I hope every winter for NO SNOW! I live about 50 miles from Pittsburgh PA. I have a long commute daily. I do not have an AWD car and I work night shift when road crews are not often out. Every mild winter I get is a BLESSING! I want no snow and ice so we all stay safe.
Get winter tires. They are amazing compared to all seasons
@@Terror1Void Thank you. I usually do have all season but maybe it’s time for winter tires. As I get older, I just don’t want to fight the weather anymore.
I love Pittsburgh but not the climate. I have family near Butler.
@rebeccabamford5505 All seasons are a joke. They are not acceptable for any sort of ice. The rubber is incredibly hard below 40 degrees, and this is why there's no traction. Winter tires remain soft to avoid this. Spend the money. I spent a decade every winter having no confidence in getting to work without stress. Put on winter tires and it's like a Sunday stroll.
@@FromG2eminor Absolutely! Pittsburgh has a lot to offer. Just not the weather!
Im glad you mentioned this, Ryan. Florida had a large tornado outbreak in february 1998 which was during a very strong el nino. Im curious if we'll have a repeat.
I live in Maine and the 97/98 ice storm is one of my earliest memories. As soon as you mentioned people saying "remember the storm of 19xx" I thought of it, then you mentioned it specifically. My whole mom's side of the family moved into my aunts house for several days since she was the only family member with a generator. My whole family had to share one bedroom. It was a crazy time
Me too
I remember that one,I drove into work at Pine State in Augusta Maine, trees,down bad roads. I had to go past down power lines. Work had no power but we tried to go deliver the beer. Crazy times but good memories
As a fellow Californian, we have never had snow before and I'm SO EXCITED FOR THIS COLD YEAR
? You must be one of those who don't travel. Even in your own state. California has the best ski resorts in the world.
California gets plenty of snow. Go to Lake Tahoe (Nor Cal ) or Big Bear (SoCal) or even China mountain area (Central Cal) east of Fresno. Get out some time lol.
PS im from the bay. But always hit up the slopes in our beautiful Cali mountains.
@@er1115 I travel lots of places with snow. I just hope they have snow in “Southern California”
as a Canadian, you can have all our winters. I'd be more than happy without it lol
Hopefully you get some for Christmas! All kids should get to experience snow for Christmas 🎅🏼
@@SkipperXoOo Thankyou!
As a Canadian who lives in one of the coldest areas in Canada, specifically north western Canada, I find this channel very informative. What happens in the states weather wise affects what happened up here. I’m concerned with the fact that it’s going to be warmer this winter because that can mean way more ice. My town doesn’t plow roads in the winter for some stupid reason and it becomes a huge problem in the spring when 3 feet of snow melts unevenly. I just don’t want more problems during my 8 months of winter. The extra slickness on the roads can mean less truckers will want to ship out here which will mean I’ll have to take extra risks just to get food. I could use the snowmobile to get to a cheaper grocery store but my sled is kind of broken and I also don’t want to haul any delicate cargo in their either like eggs.
you dont sound like you should be so far out
maybe consider moving closer to stuff
@@wrongfootmcgee I’m moving even further out, further north as well for work. Thankfully the town I’ll be near actually plows it’s roads in the winter.
I find it crazy that they cannot seem to forecast the weather with a high level of certainty out like 4-5 days and this guy is try to do it 4-5 months!
@@smplyizzy more so 2 months for me. Winter starts in October up here
Start stocking up on canned & dried foods, frozen stuff too if you have the space, as well as bottled water (maybe some gallon jugs too) so when it’s hard to get to the store, you still have food to get you by.
I was living in upstate NY in the heart of that 1998 ice storm and it was no joke! I left right after that and moved back to Texas. It was an incredible storm to experience.
I ran over here so fast I tripped. Just kidding. Thanks for the heads up on this winter, Ryan and team. We truly appreciate y'all.
Lol! I clicked on the video so fast!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I appreciate all you'all, because you have a great team!
Alma you are one of if not the best fan of the ýàll squad. You are a true weather lover and its just phenomenal. I hope Ryan remembers you throughout his whole career 😂
@braydenwhitehead1842 aw, thanks. I trust his and Andy's weather updates. They saved mine and my hubbys' lives when the tornadoes hit 50 yards from our home this past April.
Thanks for the info , you just made a new subscriber . Your enthusiasm for the weather is contagious . As a new york and living in the red zone you just mentioned i will definitely be following you this coming winter . Keep up the great work buddy
I've experienced a few Big Daddy Snowstorms before. Mainly the blizzard of 2018 from Illinois. I remember my mom making ramen on the gas stove after the power went out. She made it in such a way to where the broth became thick like a sauce, and it felt so cozy eating my ramen while wrapped in a blanket with nothing but a candle or flashlight illuminating the room.
I grew up in Wisconsin in the late 1970’s / early 1980’s (we lived 1 block away from Lake Michigan) and I remember school being called off for a week straight. We always got the “lake effect snow”. and we had snow up to the tell a phone wires.
My mom took pictures of all 5 of us kids standing next to the snow covered trees .
The winters were brutal back then. Today I live 10 miles from my childhood home and the last 15 -20 years we haven’t got a lot of snow. We always get snow in Wisconsin but not nearly as much as we did back then.
This is actually not true. If you look at average snowfall totals according to the WI State Climatology Office, the snow totals actually seem to be rising. We had 6 winters of 60+ inches from 2010-20 compared to 6 winters of 60+ inches from 1970 to 2000.
Of course local conditions could differ, but what I think is happing is that it doesn’t stay cold enough long enough anymore for the snow to stick around. It snows, the cold front blows thru, then daytime temps rise above freezing and melts it all.
Ryan I am 14 and I love the weather! I cant wait to be a meteorologist in the future! I know so much about it and I watch it ALL the time.
Congratulations! Study hard! And, study weather patterns as Ryan does, as well as geological events (i.e. volcanic eruptions) that significantly affect weather. The g-in-dc love to tax everyone using climatecrisisfearmongering and often lave out the facts.
Sweet! Keep it up ❤
Math, science, math, science. Keep those two and a love of what’s going on with the weather on a macro and micro level and you’ll be awesome.
Nice!
mmm, yea that won’t last long lol
God is in charge
@@catferguson2421 God is in charge. It is just sad that God gave us the brains to know that we are in control of our future and how it turns out. We were warned about climate change and the effect we have on the Climate. God gave us the brains to know and the warning to change. We just chose to ignore it. I was always told that God helps those who help themselves.
Love your presentation!
This was put out one year ago
@@catferguson2421 God does not go around the planet going ok an earthquake here, a drought there because they are bad people etc….- the earth’s weather patterns are complex and something that changes in one area can affect the whole planet - God has nothing to do w it - like people are telling us who he wants to be president….that is so ridiculous
I saw Chicago's historic record snowstorm January of 1967. I was in the 4th grade. Only a kid can name that time as one of her best childhood memories. School was closed, but honestly, we could have burrowed to school and pressed our little noses against the classroom windows just for fun. If mom would have let us go. Fun was limited to the most immediate neighborhood, but it was great fun. One of the moms made everyone snow ice cream. Once trucks could get through again, my brother and I watched our mom trek through the snow pulling a sled behind her as she walked to the grocery store, returning with milk, bread, and other things piled up on the sled. For years the three of us talked about how much we loved our time "snowed in" that January of 1967.
I was about the same age then.
Wow how old are you!? That’s insane
Yep, I was a fifth grader during "the big snow" as its known. We jumped off the garage roof into the drifts. Great fun!
I'm the same age ,in California toon at the time.
Me too! A storm for all the kids to enjoy. 😅
I think we had something like this back in January 1985 when San Antonio received 28" of snow and Southern Utah received nothing. There was a weird high pressure system that curved up over Utah and dipped down into South Central Texas and buried San Antonio TWICE in less than two weeks. This summer reminds me a lot of the summers of 1984 and 1985.
Oh no. Texas getting slammed again doesn't sound fun.
I was I Houston then and I remember being snowed on in 1984 and 1985!
I'm still traumatized from when it snowed here in SA 2 years ago.
@@WavveBoiUgh. Let's get the water jugs ready 😮💨 Candles too.
Why does 1984 and 1985 summer remind you of 2023?
This hot humid weather in Louisiana is relentless. And adding to it no rain. We are used to the hot humid summers but this year it is really oppressive. Fall can’t get here soon enough for me.
I'm in the deep south as well. This is a damn hot summer, but not as bad as 18. That summer was brutal.
Ill remember this because my Mom lives in ohio so ill be watching the weather for her. Cant wait to come back and talk about your prediction. Im a fan of your work.
A lot of us remember when the Blizzard of '78 hit New England and caused the highways to be shut down, among other things. At the time I was 14 and school was cancelled for a whole week, which all of us kids in my neighborhood thought was wonderful because we got to make all the snow forts we wanted to and go sliding every day. The adults did not think it was so wonderful, I bet.
Or the Feb (?) 2013 snowfall of 3 feet of snow in Milford, CT
That was a good one. Loved it.
I was 25 in 1978 when the storm hit. I walked from my mom's house in Darien near exit 37, up the Merritt Parkway, which was closed, to New Canaan Avenue in Norwalk (exit 38) and then to Route 7, where I met my boyfriend at the diner (now a Dunkin' Donuts). It took me 3.5 hours to walk 5 miles in 3-4 feet of snow. I scarfed down my grilled cheese and fries, which my boyfriend bought me. One of the many reasons I married him.
I think that was the year we got snow in Las Vegas (not very much but enough to stick) and they closed school for the day - we didn’t have weather days so we had to make up the day by going 1/2 hour early for about 2 weeks.
EDIT: nope I was wrong, our snow came in Jan 1979 - a whopping 7 inches
82nd Airborne was there 2 Help on rt 128
I was born in Pennsylvania mid 1950's, lived there for the first 20 yrs.
We had many "big daddy snowstorms"
I kinda miss it around Christmas.
Now retired in Florida, I enjoy my nice winters.
Thank you Ryan for keeping us informed
Ditto!
Thank you Ryan for keeping us scared
@@iamdone7094 remember, don’t be scared be prepared
@@iamdone7094and that 😂
I remember a snowstorm back in the mid-90s as a kid in S wisconsin. We got like 5 feet of snow. Since then, it has been one year since we got 4 feet, and that's about it.
The storm that everyone in NW Iowa remembers is the Blizzard of '75. Snowfall measured in feet, acute cold, & extreme high-wind blizzard conditions, the entire region was shut down & digging out for over a week. The region is no stranger to severe cold & blizzards, but that was the winter storm of a lifetime.
Same with most of the Midwest. Ohio got that storm too
That’s just a typical Canadian winter day
The amount of snow that fell was not measured in feet. Up to 15 inches fell. The 80 mph winds did create drifts of 20 feet in some areas. Measured snow does not include drifts.
Most memorable "big daddy" storms for me are '67 and '79 in Chicago suburbs!! So much fun building tunnels in the drifts :)
78 not 9
Winter in New Zealand has been insane. Weather has been super warm but it has rained at least one day in every week. We even had our worst flooding in history in Auckland in the middle of summer. Weather patterns have differently changed. Just the story of our blue marble.
Read your Bible. Jeremiah 15:2-3, Revelation 6:8, Ezekiel 14:21. The end of the last days are here!
Yes
Love "Blue Marble" take care.
3 gorges dam..
Is new Zealand a island
I’ll believe it when I feel it, here in Arizona
Even as hot as it has been in Arkansas/Oklahoma, this morning I noticed the leaves turning red and gold on several of my deciduous trees, which makes me think we will have a whopper of a winter. I grew up in Alaska and we loved El Nino winters there, but I'm a little wary living in the "lower 48" this year. Also, I remember the blizzard of 1978, I think it hit the entire U.S. The winter of1994 we had a LOT of snow in Alaska.
Either 93 or 94 hit the great lakes region hard as well. I remember playing in tunnels my dad dug for me.
Leaves turning color have to do with the decreasing amount of sunlight.
Where? Im in edmond and we have none of it
Hope you had a good vacation and well-deserved break. Welcome back
We are long overdue for a strong winter here in south eastern Michigan. Last 3 have been very mild. One winter we had snow piles that have not melted away in June, that's how much it was snowing. People were calling in to radio stations complaining that we have not seen the sun since early October and how suicidal many people felt and they were not exegerating.
Are you trying to tell me early 2022 when there was feet of snow in a day in toledo was “mild” 💀💀
Glad u didn't kill yourself !
Its never that serious
All I can say is, I hope it stays nrth of Missouri. You folks can have all the 7 foot drifts you want!
@@muffinconsumer4431 that’s light wym
I appreciate your straightforwardness when it comes to talking about the weather and what's going on. Good for you for covering what's happening in the north alantic. That's the nitty gritty of what makes this El Nino really different!
As an Oregonian it always disappoints me that we don’t get all these big snow storms. We are used to snow and cold and our housing is also built for cold. This is at-least true for northern Oregon.
I'm a weather bug and I enjoy your reports and how you breakdown the forecasts. Thanks Ryan.
Wdym weather bug
Gina, move to SW Oklahoma. You'll get all the weather "bug" you can handle, 24/7, 365 days a year.
I am from New Jersey and I remember in our last El Niño year it was 70 degrees Christmas morning and stayed like that for about a week after that and then about a month later we got the biggest snow storm in my lifetime that closed schools for here about 5 days.
December 29, 2023
It barely snowed in southern Ontario this winter, and even this south, winter begins in mid to late November with some nice flurries
So much for high probably of a big blizzard
As a year-long motorcyclist, I just hope I can enjoy fall this time lol last year it felt like fall got skipped and went right into winter and then an even more brutally cold winter 😂
This is exactly why I'm buying gear that way I can ride in the rain 🤣
It's been like that in Detroit for years. Short fall seasons and long winters, we basically don't have a spring season. It turns from winter to summer mostly.
@@antwandukesSame here in southern Minnesota.
@@menthu-sama823 OH I can imagine! Minnesota is a lot further up north than Michigan. Detroit is located in the southern part of Michigan, in the northern part like the upper peninsula of Michigan is extremely cold. So Michigan cold has nothing on the Gopher State.
This has been happening in East Tennessee for a couple years now. Goes from super hot to almost warm winters and no Fall. It is very sad!
Normally, I am all for major snow storms, but last year's blizzards caused me and many others to miss a ton of work. Most of the town was closed but not my work place. I missed work anyway, but they were not happy. I was legit snowed in with about 5-feet of drifts that were from me to the neighbors across the street and down the road. It took heavy equipment 2-days to clear our area safely. Meanwhile corporate was like walk to work and open, we don't care. Sure, I walk 22-miles in blowing wind and ground blizzards in snow that is up to my waste and no one else on the road because it has not been plowed yet. They had shut down the interstate for a couple days. No one was driving into town those days.
Sounds a lot like where I use to work. Hurricane coming in so they tell us to get our families taken care of so we can get to work and NOT BE WORRYING ABOUT HOME BECAUSE THEY NEEDED US TO HAVE TO COMPANIES BEST INTERESTS AT HEART... I drove a spot truck at that time and no one was going to be loading trailers in that mess.
CEOs should be made to go outside in bad weather and work like they want others to do while they sit at home and direct traffic from their couches .
My home and family are first no matter what
They can dream on.
I was in college and taking my 3 yr old to day care on campus in Joliet IL. I55 was closed and it was a dangerous blizzard into second day. I had only one instructor who called in a fit because students didn't show for class. Are people like that even aware?
Yeah I work in a restaurant. I have to ride my bike there as I don’t have a car. Uber can be $50+ a ride.
The company doesn’t care, they expect us to come in to work even though the hills I live on are thoroughly packed with ice. Every year cars always slide into the ditch at the bottom of the hill.
Ain’t no way my bike can handle that especially if a car can’t.
I sure hope you can get better bosses soon.
The horses running in the foreground with the huge storm in the background gave me chills. My complements to whoever filmed that. What an amazing image!
5:56 ah yes i remember the 2016 blizzard that was so fun
The weather is going to do what it's going to do. No sense worrying about it. Just prepare for it.
Gods in control
Some of the more memorable snow storms here in West Michigan have been thundersnow storms. Lightning, thunder and upwards of 2 inches of snow an hour or more. It reminds me of the winters of 91/92, 13/14, 88/89, 10/11. But those were puny when compared to 77/78 and 75/76. We had 7 ft drifts back in Jan 1978. The only one that rivaled that one was back in winter of ‘51.
Hope Kalamazoo doesn't get a big daddy storm
The snow drifts were insane! Couldn’t open the door! Oh what a time to be a kid in the late 70’s!
It was even worse in '28. Does anybody remember rhe winter of '28?
@@whitewolf1298u like 93
@@PlushiePengu would have to be like 101. I was like 5 years old during blizzard of 78. I don’t think i have a memory of the blizzard of 76. I probably only remember the one in 78, because we were worried about our mom being sick. The added emotion added to the event memories. At the very least a physical injury during the blizzard of 28’ could push the memory to be made after age 3, making the person at least 99 years old.
This channel has blown up in the last year or 2 and rightfully so. It's the best!!! ❤
I just came across your channel, and I greatly appreciate your thoroughness explaining your techniques and rigs. I hope that you and your family are doing well & your channel is still active.
This is incredibly interesting. I live in ND and we’ve probably had the wettest summer in about 5 years. It’s also been a lot colder than usual. This is strange because when I look at these weather models it shows the opposite.
Yeah last summer I remember it being way worst than it has been so far this year
I still remember the big Ice Storm from 1998 - I was 12 and a middle schooler living in Southern Maine at the time, as I recall our school closed for like 3 weeks during that storm because it screwed up so many aspects of the infrastructure, most notably drinking water which is what I think may have caused the closure to last so long in part.
The thing about that storm wasn’t that it was just an ice storm but like, an ice storm in combination with a normal-sized snowstorm right on its heels. So you had all the trees heavily coated in ice and before it froze over completely a little snow added that much more weight and suddenly trees are going down EVERYWHERE from the weight of all that ice and snow: That’s why so many people lost power for so long.
I think it’s interesting that you do not hear many weather forecasters discuss that the change in weather began with the shift of polar north. I believe that is significant to the weather and an indicator of things to come.
Correct, the polar shift that we are now in causes molten iron near the core to move around and caused more of a tilt which would change the sun's projection of the Equator. If the Equator is off a little bit it could change the weather.
I live in South Carolina! Don’t have much snow here!
@@patriciaspires5450 seems like it's a trade off no matter where you go.
March of 2003, 7 ft of snow in the foothills of Denver, CO. We were snowed in for over a week. Had to open the garage door and start shoveling from the top down. All the roads were closed. Miracle was, we had a wood burning stove for warmth, plenty of food storage, which everyone should always have, and we never lost our electric.
Haven’t seen a snowstorm in years on the northern east coast and it’s been depressing. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s (right around the Mason Dixon line) and we had epic snowstorms. As a kid, we built snow “igloos” and went sledding for hours! It’s so beautiful when it falls but the aftermath, as an adult, isn’t as fun 😂. That said, bring on them big daddy snowstorms!
Do you mean nor'easters?
Yeah will let those big daddy snow storms affect only where you live. We've done just fine without them and don't miss them AT ALL!!
@@shanenoel1270 🤣🤣 I shall only execute snow dances for my specific area. Pinky promise
@@vickyabramowitz2885 yes?
@@masterofwit339 Well Thank you sir. I appreciate you😄
Yep, that 1997 storm left lots of people who lived a whole five minutes from the junior high /high school unable to get there. The drifts went across the corn field and covered the windows and doors. Drifts were over the roof of the house. All the neighbors dogs, and our dog too, got out and wandered around town for a couple hours. What an odd snow day that was lol
OTR truckers love Ryan. I really enjoy his accurate weather preventions.
I was a Freshmman in High School in northern RI during the Blizzard of '78. I now live in Maine and our Summer has been wet and cool, much like during the solar minimum of the mid-to-late 70's that drove the Blizzard of '78.
I remember that in the 1980s there was a snow storm that dumped two feet of snow on top of a sheet of ice here in Southwest Arkansas. My brother came for Christmas and didn't leave until after New Years. We also had a fairly large snow st Thanksgiving that year. Fun stuff.
Same. Here in Missouri (St. Louis) in the 80's it was the same situation. As kids, we had an igloo in the middle of a cul-de-sac that fit six of us and lasted for a week.
Hope you really like your brother.
Hi Ryan, thank you so much for including Canada. Love your channel and expertise ! Keep up the good work 🇨🇦
In Ottawa Canada in 2000 something, we received a stunning 8 meters of snowfall over the winter period. That was four times more than normal. One storm alone dropped 55cm of snow in four hours! I have pictures of my next door neighbour shoveling snow over his head onto his front yard that was almost twice his height. There was a contingency plan to use fire trucks to push cars into snow banks to clear roads if there was an emergency that required an evacuation of somekind. What a crazy time.
My daughter talked about you a lot. We are in Florida and she said you have all the right forecast. I understand why she likes you now.
My Mom always told me stories about the 60's when we had a few winters in a row in Wisconsin when we had so much snow they had to tell the kids not to touch the power lines along the side of the road because the banks were so tall, that means they were about 30' tall. I know we've seen snow like that east of the great lakes a few times in my life but never west of the lakes. Maybe this year, who knows.
I'm in Indianapolis right in the red. We haven't had a big snow storm in decades. In the 80s and 90s there would be snow on the ground all winter and we'd get 2 storms around a foot or so. Now we only have snow on the ground a week or 2 all winter. It's definitely changed
As a Texan, I am just praying for a long, cool winter
Considering you guys power grid I'd be careful what you wish for
@@mitchbaker5995 LOL (fellow Texan here) - We are stockpiling our firewood.
Same man
He's not saying he wants a too damn cold winter. As a fellow Texan, I want more opportunities to wear my winter clothing for longer than a few days a year.
@@mitchbaker5995 I didn’t say “I hope for a massive unprecedented blizzard to demolish my state” I said I want a long cool winter
1963 in South Carolina we had a huge winter snow and ice event in January, and it was over a week with no electricity and being in the rural South it was very memorable.
Sitting here in the center of the country, *in 104° heat,* looking FORWARD to whatever snowstorm you can coax our way, Ryan!
*smirk😏
It wasn't that hot. Was that heat index? Was it at surface or at 2m ambient temperature? Do you keep your temperature gauge right by an exhaust for hot air beside an all concrete lot? Are you from NOAA? 😅
@@jackpleb2360 Are you from 'The Weather Police?' Did my comment offend some sacred tennant of your 'weather related' religion? Are you making YT comments from another planet where the weather NEVER gets above 50,° and so you cannot possibly conceive of the fact that it could have reached 104° SOMEWHERE in the United States today?
Because, I got my info from my local weather station... Just fyi
I love Winter because “it’s the most wonderful time of the year!”
Lol
let me guess... you don't live in northern minnesota. ;)
I see what you did there
Hey!! That song was banned. Only WAP is appropriate.
Omg yes I love cold weather and snow ❄️ 😍
Glad to see that Vermont should be getting a good snowfall this winter. One of our Big Daddy snow storms happened in February of 2007, near Valentines Day - we got 4 feet of snow, and it was awesome!
We got that one too. Warmed up enough the next day to melt just enough to make the snow heavy. Broke my shovel before I was dug out. The next day we got arctic temps and my car was frozen to the road for five days.
2015 was great snowmobiling in Maine and the North East Kingdom of Vermont. Haven’t seen that since the 90s
Maaaan... Don't be predicting big daddy snow storms in my area please. Thanks😂
Central lower Michigan's winter has been getting warmer. Temperatures used to reach -25 degrees below zero in the winter but now the temps do not even get down to 10 degrees above zero in the coldest part of the winter and have very little snow over all.
As as ND resident, I would be grateful for a warmer winter.
you probably know then what happens when it warms up. LOTS of snow! What is described here sounds like 1996/97 winter. Over 100 inches of snowfall.
I was 7 years old when the 1998 ice storm hit us in Maine. I remember it quite well. That wasn't so much a big daddy snow storm as it was rain followed by a big daddy deep freeze. I can't fathom what would happen if something like that happened in Virginia Beach where I live now. Schools shut down here if there's a dusting!
Another complicating factor here is that the polar vortex is likely to be weaker and thus dip down further south than normal, perhaps multiple times this coming winter.
The polar vortex is literally impossible to forecast at least 3 months out so I'm not sure how you can say this
@@ADDICTEDTOFORECASTING I've been hearing this same thing from meteorologists around here, though. We shall see.
@@ADDICTEDTOFORECASTING You can't forecast it in the sense of saying "it will dip this far at this time." But you CAN have a rather accurate prediction of overarching behavior. We know how the vortex behaves overall, and we know that when it gets weaker it dips lower (just like a bra). We also know that climate change is warming the poles faster than other regions, and the warmer the north polar region is the weaker the polar vortex is, which means it *will* be dipping lower and allowing arctic blasts come much further south. We just can't tell you to what exact extent and when yet.
😢 as someone from the south, I am here because I hate the cold 😭
@@Savannah-qj2mcShhhhhh let those of us southerners who love winter have just this one good one… 👀😂
In 1968, we got 7 feet of snow in 5 days in Flagstaff, AZ. It was heavy, wet snow that caused roofs without enough pitch to collapse. It affected most of northern AZ to some degree.
I live in Northern California and I must say that this summer has been the coolest summer in pearly over 10 years. This last summer we got more snow in one season then we did in 10 years so I can only imagine what it's gonna be like this year 🥶🥶🥶
Snow last summer? Think you need to edit.
It's been hotter than Hades here in Texas!
I just talked to someone from northern Cali and they said it’s been unbearably hot there
Living in northern California Sierra foothills this summer has been several degrees cooler than last summer.
It’s no hotter than usual in Texas this year, I remember 1998 when we had more than 60 days above 100 and had highs between 112 and 115.
The high heat started in June of this year which is earlier than normal, usual mid July through August is the hottest months..
We would be good if we can just get some damn rain..
my grandpa, when in vietnam, had to learn how the weather was gonna be based off of winds. every year up to the one he died in he predicted how bad our snow was going to be. his question was “are the winds blowing east west or west east.” 2017, we got 6 feet of snow. the winds were blowing east to west. this year, we’ve seen a lot of east to west winds. ryan hall, is this a good way of predicting the snowfall? i’m not sure why it works lol
The 2016 snowstorm in Maryland was insane. I remember we got out of school for around two-ish weeks and we just made snowforts and sled all day. Every winter since then we have barely gotten any snow, so it would be so awesome if we got another storm. I actually can't wait for the cold
@@DEAFnpc yup here in San Antonio 106⁰
@@infamous210 damnn
When NoVA had “snowmagedden” I think there was like 4 feet of snow and then like 2 feet of ice that kept us out of school for a while, they even had to cancel mid terms that year
that was a fire winter
Last winter in Maryland was essentially rain with 2 days of snow but after thirty minutes of light snow, it went straight back to raining😂
It’s March 2024- and Ryan, you were right 😂😂 Nashville got a whopping 8-10inches which for TN.. is a lot. Plus, temperatures never got warm enough to melt any of it.. so we were stuck with thick ice and dense snow for a couple of weeks. Not great for Tennessee which doesn’t know how to prep and clear roads like those states in the north do! Was awesome looking back at this weather forecast knowing now everyone south, east, and Midwest got some pretty big daddy snow storms in winter 2023. Awesome work 🌨️❄️🌨️❄️🌨️❄️
I went through the blizzard of '78 as a teenager. For us it was fun times, for many, especially in the outlying areas, not so much. I'm wondering if it's going to be colder and wetter than usual in the southeast this coming winter, if we could see snow in areas we normally don't see it.
Ice Hockey as the Gulf freezes over!!! Snow caves can be fun
I always hear about it from my parents, who’d just gotten married. My father got stuck at work for 5 days I think. He had to abandon his car on the highway and walk the rest of the way to safety where he ended up snowed in. Apparently, there was an ice storm just a week or so earlier that was just as bad or maybe even worse (and definitely made the blizzard worse/was still bringing down tree branches when the storm arrived). This was the northeast, so not sure how different it was elsewhere, but it’s the storm I always hear referenced. I do remember a blizzard where I was out driving on the highway during a driving ban and that was nuts. Only one lane plowed, and snow directly on each side of my truck was at eye level. Maybe 2010 or so.
For me, I remember some big blizzards, but the biggest storm I remember was actually a tropical storm that hit us in New England… I think the summer before hurricane sandy. It knocked our power out for over a week.
I moved further north to where blizzards are common enough that the snow doesn’t really shock me anymore unless it hits ~5+ ft
@@n.s.3812 I was in Northwest Ohio, and in our area, they had preemptively closed schools and work places, so it kept a lot of folks home before it hit. We had a two story house, and snow piled up on one side high enough that I was able to go out the window of my second story bedroom, and slide down to the ground.
I lived on the edge of town, and ice skated on the ice pack into town to run errands for the National Guardsmen for tips. Made quite a bit of money doing snack runs for them. :)
They piled the snow in the parking lot of the local school. We dug into it, and made a 3 level snow fort. It didn't finally all melt away until early May.
As an adult, I had my fill of snow, so moved to warmer climates. Worst I have been through since then is Hurricane Michael, but that was just more or less being out of power for a couple weeks, and debris cleanup. I was quite fortunate.
Noticed the spiders trying to get inside sooner this year! Typically it September when the start sneaking in!